.. code-block:: python

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	import sys
	import pymzml
	
	def main(mzml_file):
	    '''
	    Basic example script to demonstrate the usage of pymzML. Requires a mzML
	    file as first argument.
	
	    usage:
	
	        ./simple_parser.py <path_to_mzml_file>
	
	    Note:
	
	        This script uses the new syntax with the MS level being a property of
	        the spectrum class ( Spectrum.ms_level ). The old syntax can be found in
	        the script simple_parser_v2.py where the MS level can be queried as a key
	        (Spectrum['ms level'])
	
	
	    '''
	    run = pymzml.run.Reader(mzml_file)
	    for n, spec in enumerate( run ):
	        print(
	            'Spectrum {0}, MS level {ms_level} @ RT {scan_time:1.2f}'.format(
	                spec.ID,
	                ms_level = spec.ms_level,
	                scan_time = spec.scan_time_in_minutes()
	            )
	        )
	    print(
	        'Parsed {0} spectra from file {1}'.format(
	            n,
	            mzml_file
	        )
	    )
	    print()
	
	
	if __name__ == '__main__':
	    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
	        print(main.__doc__)
	        exit()
	    mzml_file = sys.argv[1]
	    main(mzml_file)
